351 MICHIGAN SURVEY, 1908. 



Range: North America from the Arctic Ocean south to Panama and 

 the West Indies. Breeds from the southern border of the United States 

 northward. 



Stations: Harbor, III, 2. Bulrush zone and Delta, VII, 3. 

 Siskowit Bay, V, 1. Siskowit Lake, V, 6. 

 Washington Harbor, X, '04. AVashington River, II, '04. 



Breeding: An occupied nesting hole v/as found July 27 and another 

 on the 28th. Also an old one August 6. 



Migration : The last Kingfisher was seen September 16. 



Throughout the island the Belted Kingfisher was a rather common 

 summer resident, preferring the banks of streams and the shores of the 

 lakes and harbors, although it was occasionally found in the cedar and 

 tamarack swamps. 



Breeding Notes: Near Light-house Peninsula (II, 1) a nest of this 

 species was found July 27. It was dug in a sandy bank and probably 

 contained young as the adult birds were frequently seen entering it. 

 Another nest was found on the 28th near the trail to Sumner Lake (III, 

 4). At Washington Harbor, on August 6, a nest was seen which the 

 club-house keeper said contained 6 young the latter part of June or 

 the lirst of July. The hole had been dug in a sandy bank. Fig. 17, about 

 5 feet high on the road to the second clearing and quite near the river. 



The Kingfishers were very common along Washington River, and 

 probably there were more seen here than at all the other localities on 

 the island put together. They were usually found sitting upon a leafless 

 birch liml) oveihanging the water, from which position they often 

 sallied out to snatch up a fish or chase a companion. On the open lake 

 the birds were commonly seen hovering about 30 or 40 feet above the 

 water until a fish Avas located, when, closing the wings, they would make 

 a sudden perpendicular drop, often completely disappearing from sight. 

 On the Washington River they fed quite extensively upon brook trout. 



34. Dryohates villosus leucomelas (393a). Northern Hairy Wood- 

 pecker. 



Range: Northern North America south to about the northern border 

 of the United States. 



Stations: Tamarack and Arbor Vitae Swamps, I, 4. Balsam Forest 

 I, 3. 

 Along Benson Brook, II, 1. 

 Forest, V, 4. 



Washington Harbor, clearing and burned ai'ea, I, '04. 

 Resident: Observed from July 12 to September 12. 

 This Woodpecker is rather rare throughout the island. On July 12 

 one was procured in the balsam, forest back of the Light-house (I, 3), 

 and on the 13th one was taken in the birches along Benson Brook. They 

 were found in nearly every kind of environment from the cedar and 

 tamarack swamps, balsam and spruce forest, and open birch woods to 

 the camp clearings and old burnings. They were rarely seen at Sis- 

 kowit and seldom at Washington Harbor. Probably nearly all are 

 resident throughout the year although none were seen after September 

 12. 



35. Dryohates ptilescciis mcdiunns (394c). Downy Woodpecker. 

 Range. Northern and eastern North America west to British Columbia 



and the eastern edge of the Plains; south to the Gulf of Mexico. 



